The sea breeze blows on the coastline of Saint Maiden Bay. The beach slipways and simple gantry cranes lined up on the coastline look majestic. Several Harmony ships that have begun to take shape stand on the slipways, and the huge ship ribs are like rows of saplings.
They all point to the sky. There are many workers climbing on the scaffolding, knocking on the installation materials.
The keels of the six Harmony Wheels have been laid. Workers are installing the ribs - the keels and ribs are all from Ma Niao Steel Union. Although in order to save time, the ship's keels are not made of steel but wrought iron.
Not far from the slipway, there is a simple bamboo shed. This is the temporary office of the shipyard. In order to complete the Harmony ship in time, Shi Jiantao invested all the labor quotas and materials in the construction of the factory. The office is "not urgently needed".
"The infrastructure is all compressed.
"Your sample is unqualified." Shi Jiantao sighed and put down the tape measure and protractor. He looked at the wooden frame on one side of the shed, which was stacked with the latest batch of foreign products sent by various indigenous shipyards for testing. He sighed again.
Take a breath.
On the workbench in front of you is a rib plate of the Harmony Wheel. It has a standard code compiled in accordance with the latest standard code system: it is used as a shell plate for the left middle part of the Harmony Wheel h800 standard type, and the material is fir.
Starting from January 1631, Xiangshan's shipyard was engaged in construction and production at the same time. Before the task of the Planning Institute was officially issued, Shi Jiantao's Hong Kong Shipyard had initially completed a Type 800 Harmony ship.
This ship was experimental, used to test whether his idea was qualified. The results at the time were quite encouraging. From the beginning of manufacturing the first standard part to the completion and launch of the entire ship, the entire construction period only took less than 50 days.
.A considerable part of these accessories are produced in Lingao's wood processing factory and then shipped to Hong Kong.
At that time, a new wood processing plant was under construction in Hong Kong. Shi Jiantao's wishful thinking was that as soon as the plant was completed, Guangdong's abundant wood resources could be used nearby - directly discharged from the Pearl River to Hong Kong.
Based on this consideration, Shi Jiantao was so courageous and knowledgeable to accept the order from the Planning Institute - of course, the speed shown by Bobu Shipyard on Project 901 strengthened his belief. The prototype of Project 901 is
It is said that it can be put into combat in three months. The Bobu Shipyard lacks enough skilled manpower and has no experience in building this kind of ship. However, with the help of mechanized production and modern management, the first ship of Project 901 can be built within 90 days.
Launching was also completed. Of course, the outfitting took a while.
According to Shi Jiantao's idea, except for the keel, ribs and some parts that require higher processing precision, which are manufactured by Lingao, all other materials are outsourced by Hong Kong shipyards and indigenous workshops in the Pearl River Delta.
At present, half of the installation progress of the ribs has been completed. The wood processing factory in Hong Kong has successfully put into production, and shipbuilding materials such as wood, linen, cloth, lime, tung oil, and hemp silk are purchased in Guangdong with the assistance of the Guangzhou Station.
It went smoothly. Through the Guangzhou Station, a group of shipbuilding craftsmen and carpenters were recruited from the Pearl River Delta region, and they were trained while working.
No matter how you look at it, the Harmony Wheel Project seems to be progressing smoothly. However, Shi Jiantao's sweat beads are gradually increasing on his forehead.
Starting from the sample delivery inspection of the first batch of outsourced products last month, beads of sweat began to appear on his forehead.
The shopkeepers of the shipbuilding workshops recruited through the Guangzhou Station are very enthusiastic about outsourcing shipbuilding parts - who doesn't want to get involved with the Australians and do business! Not to mention, they surrounded Guangzhou and burned down Wuyangyi. Because of his strength, everyone wants to curry favor with him. What’s more, Australians have always been known as “honest and reliable men” in the shopping mall.
Now being able to prepare materials for their boats is like pie in the sky - the reputation of the Australians for having all kinds of weird and weird boats has long been spread, and everyone wants to learn from them. Moreover, Ever since there were rumors that the imperial court was about to issue a decree to curb Macau's trade, fewer and fewer people were building ships in the Pearl River Delta. Many shipyards had not been open for business for several months. Now that Australians want to build ships, everyone wants to get a piece of the pie. .
Shi Jiantao gave the outsourced shipbuilding accessories samples and specific dimensions to the outsourcing shipyard. As for the drawings, he would not give them - not because of technical confidentiality, but because no one among the craftsmen in the shipyard could read the drawings. People can't even read.
However, the work of outsourcing ship materials did not go smoothly. When the first batch of packaged accessories was sent back for inspection on time, there was an immediate problem of size discrepancy.
The requirements for tolerances for manufacturing wooden ship parts are relatively loose and do not require too precise processing. However, not only does the curvature of the parts in this wholesale package not match the standard at all, but the tolerances are also unacceptably large. Even every piece The tolerances between the three trial products delivered by the workshop are very large, let alone compared with the samples.
Shi Jiantao immediately issued a yellow card and asked them to go back and make "rectifications." He reiterated several times that he wanted accessories that were "exactly the same" as the samples.
The shopkeepers patted their chests to express that they fully understood what he meant and then went back. A few days later, they sent three new samples. The results still didn't work.
"You have to make that board as long as it is as long as it is as wide as it is, and it can't be wrong at all. And the shape must be exactly the same, understand?" he said tirelessly.
So there were samples sent for inspection for the third time. Shi Jiantao was like a student who had poor grades but still had to work hard on the exam, hoping to get a passable result this time.
"It will definitely be the same. It was all done by our foreman," the shopkeeper assured repeatedly.
The test result was still much larger than the allowable tolerance. Shi Jiantao couldn't help but shook his head when he looked at the horrified shopkeeper who stretched his head to see the result.
"No way, look, isn't this exactly the same as the samples you always give me?" Although the shopkeeper was very afraid of the "Australians", he still couldn't pass it for the third time in a row, and he felt a little anxious - he There are thirty or fifty people in the shipyard waiting to start work and eat. They have not done business for a long time. If they cannot do business with the Australians, it will not be easy to maintain the stall, let alone make money.
If you just rely on the naked eye without the help of measuring tools, the appearance and size this time are not much different from the samples. But under the measuring tools, the size difference is still reflected.
"There is still a gap." Shi Jiantao wiped the sweat from his head with some embarrassment. What should he do? The wonderful outsourcing business he imagined was like a soap bubble, colorful, but it was shattering one by one before his eyes.
If they are still asked to go back and rectify it now, it is estimated that the next batch will be the same. Shi Jiantao suddenly realized that he had been ignoring a problem all this time: although the parts he outsourced to the indigenous shipyards were all the simplest parts, it could be said to be standard "rough work"
, but these "rough jobs" have higher tolerance requirements under the premise of standardized manufacturing.
To meet the tolerance requirements, you must have better production tools and precise measuring tools. These are not available in these indigenous shipyards. Shi Jiantao visited the indigenous shipyards on the spot and only relied on the rough saws, axes and the like of the carpenters.
It’s hard to tell what kind of products can be made with simple iron tools. Without precision measuring tools, of course, it’s impossible to accurately control dimensions.
This is not the 21st century, where standardized production equipment and measuring tools are all readily available. Even for small electronics factories and small machinery factories in the countryside with insufficient equipment, as long as the contractor has enough business, the boss can quickly purchase them from the market.
Get the necessary equipment and start organizing production immediately.
In contrast, the shipyards in this time and space have nothing. They don't even have the concept of basic standardized production. If their products are to be used, it seems that they don't have to spend a lot of effort to help them rectify or even upgrade their process equipment.
It's not possible.
In this way, he is back to the old way of training workers by himself. Shi Jiantao is about to pull his hair. He has been working hard for a long time. If he fails in building the h800 again, it goes without saying that he will be in trouble in the future.
He is a "big talker" and has a stain that cannot be washed away. You must know that the invitation to set up a shipyard in Hong Kong, the construction of the Harmony Ship and the standardized outsourcing production were all due to his suggestions.
"Starting tomorrow, bring me all your workers." Shi Jiantao had no choice but to make a helpless decision, "We will teach them how to work. Do you understand?"
"Yes, yes." The shopkeeper nodded repeatedly. He kept muttering in his heart: He is happy to learn how the Australians work, but who will pay for the food? Dozens of people came to this small island to eat, drink and have sex.
Have to spend money?
Of course Shi Jiantao understands his thoughts, but he is unwilling to do so. You must know that according to the rules of the old time and space, there is a fee for all inspections. As for training, you have to pay the training fee. Even in this time and space, apprentices only eat for free.
, there is absolutely no reason to get wages. However, now is the time to employ people. Although the craftsmen in the shipyard are not very useful, they are better than the newly naturalized citizens who have no carpentry skills at all. Besides, there are not many naturalized citizens who can allocate money at the moment.
Give it to him.
"When your people come over, we will be responsible for all their food and accommodation. They will learn from you."
In this way, before evening, he reached a "training" agreement with the shopkeepers and foremen of the first batch of indigenous shipyards to accept outsourced work. The agreement lasted for one month. During the period, the Hong Kong shipyard would be responsible for the food and accommodation expenses, and the shipwrights would learn from the class.
Shi Jiantao thought that even if they couldn't learn it, at least they had worked for a month. If they couldn't figure it out again, he would have to think of other ways.